Commercial Counsel

• JD, with admission to at least one bar.
• 5+ years of substantive legal experience, with at least 3 years of experience in SaaS contracting, preferably within the in-house legal department of a SaaS company.
• Experience in selling SaaS to large enterprise customers.
• Demonstrated expertise in commercial contracting, data privacy law, and regulations, with a strong understanding of emerging technologies.
• Strong project management skills and a collaborative, proactive approach, with a passion for innovation and a desire to be a strategic partner.
• A deep understanding of the SaaS industry, its unique legal challenges, and the global regulatory landscape.
• The ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity and a willingness to tackle new challenges.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and navigate complex cross-functional initiatives.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience working with financial services customers.
• Experience working with AI-powered products and services.
• Experience working at a startup or fast-paced growth company.
• Experience scaling a global legal function to support a growing organization.

• Partner closely with sales, security, finance, and other business teams on commercial, data use and data protection-related matters, emphasizing high-quality contracts and privacy adherence while delivering practical and business-minded advice.
• Provide proactive legal support and be a trusted advisor to sales and go-to-market (GTM) teams, advising on negotiation strategy and aligning legal terms to long-term business needs.
• Manage the drafting, negotiating, and maintenance of various commercial and technology-related agreements, including sales, vendors, partnerships, and data processing agreements.
• Deliver targeted legal training to sales and GTM teams on compliance, processes, and negotiation strategies.
• Monitor global regulatory changes impacting enterprise SaaS transactions and provide strategic advice to internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory issues related to AI-powered products and services, ensuring compliance with emerging global standards.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and drive initiatives across teams to support the company?s growth.
• Support the scaling of the commercial legal function in a rapidly growing global SaaS business, including implementing tools, templates, and processes to enhance efficiency in a large, complex, and dispersed sales organization.
• This position is open for a remote location, but you must be able to provide support
  during East Coast business hours.

We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
Seismic's annual base salary range for this position will vary based on applicant's location, experience, job level, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity and alignment market data. The range listed below is the minimum to the maximum of our target hiring range.
Seismic's salary range for this position is: USD $150,000.00/Yr. - USD $184,600.00/Yr.
This position is also eligible to participate in Seismic's incentive plans in addition to base salary. The actual incentive amount will very and will be subject to the terms and conditions set in the applicable incentive plan.